Overview

Course Details

Develop your understanding of the politics, leadership, and diplomacy that enabled the rise of the Axis and Allied powers before, during, and after World War II with the World War II Studies Postgrad. Cert. at the American Public University.

APU’s six-course WWII certificate program probes the strategy, tactics, leaders, and lessons learned from the blitzkrieg into France, the Balkans, and the Soviet Union. It also examines the campaigns in North Africa and Italy as well as the battles famously fought in the Pacific.

The program’s coursework includes an examination of the Allied victory in Europe and the Pacific that evaluates the leadership and decision making involving amphibious, airdrop, and river crossing operations.

What You Will Do

Assess the strategies, tactics, leaders, and lessons learned during the fighting in Asia, the Pacific, the Balkans, Soviet Union, North Africa, and the blitzkriegs into France
Explain the Allied victory in Europe including decisions concerning the amphibious invasions, airdrops, and the crossing of the Rhine
Discuss the politics, leadership, and diplomacy in Germany, Japan, and Italy that enabled the rise of the Axis leadership during World War II
Understand the political leadership that defined the Allied powers of the U.S., Great Britain, and Russia

Programme Structure

Courses include:

World War II in Context

Studies in U.S Military History

World War II in Europe

World War II in the Pacific

World War II: Politics, Political Leadership and Diplomacy

World War II and the Eastern Front

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Courses Start Monthly

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

18 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Charles Town, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

All APU graduate programs require you to have earned a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
If you have a non-U.S. transcript, please view our International Admissions page for more information.
There is no fee to complete the APU admission application.

TOEFL iBT minimum scores required: 24 in Reading, 27 in Writing

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8190 USD / year

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Out-of-State

8190 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8190 USD / year

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Additional Details

$290 with Preferred Military Rate

$386.75 with Veteran Grant

$409.50 with APUS Opportunity Grant

Funding

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Funding

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